Heading Down the East Coast

Trip has been everything Ruth and I have hoped for. A few minor travel trailer fixes and I think I finally have stopped that pesky window leak. So far we have traveled 143 miles to Cape Henlopen State Park. We really liked this park and it was clean and well maintained. The sites are a little close but there is a lot to do in this area. We rode bikes to the beach and then toured Lewes, DE in the afternoon.

Cape Henlopen Camping Site

Beautiful View of the Delaware Bay

Lewes Delaware

Our next stop was First Landing State Park just outside Virginia Beach. We got to travel over the Bay Bridge Tunnel which is always an exciting experience. This is a beautiful State Park with sites well spaced although the bath houses are a bit more rustic than Cape Henlopen. We ride bicycles down to the landing and visited Cape Henry. First Landing gets it name from being the first place english settlers landed back in 1607. Ruth and I really liked this Park and would definitely come back.

Sunset Over the Chesapeake Bay

First Landing Swamps

Tuesday April 5th we took up camp and traveled to Oregon Inlet Campground on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Extremely windy that day with wind gusts forecasted to be 50 miles per hour plus overnight. Ruth and I decided to go "turtle" our first night. Turtle is when you don't put the hybrid ends out on the trailer to protect the canvas from high winds. The trailer rocked all night long and we slept on the couch and dining area. Not too bad but I wanted want to sleep this way every night. The next two days were beautiful and we enjoyed a long walk on the beach one day and exploring Nags Head the second day. We enjoyed watching dolphins feeding inside the shore break, pelicans swooping along the top of the waves, and even played some mini-golf. A great stop on our way down south.

Exposed Camping on the Outer Banks

Pelicans Flying

Bodie Lighthouse

Ruth and I are doing well living in such tight quarters. You have to be patient and wait for someone to finish what they are doing to get around them inside our trailer. Waiting for warmer weather when we can hang outside more. Internet coverage is very spotty so I will be posting updates on instagram and getting to the blog when we are connected to the outside world.

Ruth in Her Bunk

Ruth did approve posting this picture.